GP Lugano *spolier*

emadden

Basso wins.

EDIT:

2. Fabio Duarte (Geox)
3. Giovanni Visconti (ISD)

frenchfighter

Nice, got to see the video for that.

Also another race: Classica Sarda
1 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Katusha Team 4:50:26
2 Emanuele Sella (Ita) Androni Giocattoli 0:00:02
3 Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:00:05
4 Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre - ISD
5 Oscar Gatto (Ita) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
6 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Great Britain National Team 0:00:11
7 Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Pro Team Astana 0:00:12
8 Constantino Zaballa Gutierrez (Spa) Miche - Guerciotti 0:00:16
9 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:00:30
10 Elia Favilli (Ita) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli 0:00:39
11 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - ISD

Sella has been doing well this week, aggressive too, but then he has something he wants to show/prove.

takethehighroad

Is Kiserlovski the guy from Liqiugas that wore the white jersey at the Giro last year

Pross

frenchfighter wrote:

Nice, got to see the video for that.

Also another race: Classica Sarda
1 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Katusha Team 4:50:26
2 Emanuele Sella (Ita) Androni Giocattoli 0:00:02
3 Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:00:05
4 Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre - ISD
5 Oscar Gatto (Ita) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
6 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Great Britain National Team 0:00:11
7 Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Pro Team Astana 0:00:12
8 Constantino Zaballa Gutierrez (Spa) Miche - Guerciotti 0:00:16
9 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:00:30
10 Elia Favilli (Ita) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli 0:00:39
11 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - ISD

Sella has been doing well this week, aggressive too, but then he has something he wants to show/prove.

What sort of route does that race have? With Nibs and Cunego up near the front I assume it was pretty hilly in which case a decent result for Geraint especially if he has been preparing for the track.

FJS

Pross wrote:

What sort of route does that race have? With Nibs and Cunego up near the front I assume it was pretty hilly in which case a decent result for Geraint especially if he has been preparing for the track.

And interesting they give him riding for 'Great Britain national team'

Pross

Yep, someone mentioned that last week. Seems a bit odd.

iainf72

http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/giro-d ... tos/160473

No idea why either. At first I thought it was a special kit for Italy (like how Sky modified the logo for the Italian market last year) but this seems a completely seperate team. Odd.

rick_chasey

Forgot his shorts?

Pross

Perhaps just there to pass on his experience to the GB squad or maybe it is just part of his GB training regime for the track worlds?

FJS

It's not just Thomas - From the race website:

GREAT BRITAIN NATIONAL TEAM
DIRETTORE SPORTIVO: KENT
111 GERAINT THOMAS -
112 KENNAUGH PETER -
113 SWIFT BEN -
114 CLANCY EDWARD -
115 TENNANT ANDREW -
116 ROWE LUKE -
117 BURKE STEVEN -
118 HARRISON SAM

Interesting way to go about things - rather than team sky giving non-pro's stagaire opportunities they lend their top riders to other squads...

PS, also participating was:
TEAM RADIOSHACH
DIRETTORE SPORTIVO: BRUUYNEEL JOHAN

Neil McC

FJS wrote:

Pross wrote:

What sort of route does that race have? With Nibs and Cunego up near the front I assume it was pretty hilly in which case a decent result for Geraint especially if he has been preparing for the track.

And interesting they give him riding for 'Great Britain national team'

GB track squad endurance event riders preparing for World Track Champs apparently.

Pross

Nice to see young Sam Harrison getting some racing in at that level, he's only in his first year as a senior!

Tom BB

Pross wrote:

Nice to see young Sam Harrison getting some racing in at that level, he's only in his first year as a senior!

It was his first ever senior race! Apparently he was pretty nervous to say the least.......early toilet stops were required

Pretty sure Burke, Clancy and a few others only lasted a couple of days.....

Pross

One hell of a race for your first as a senior :shock: Luke Rowe did OK as well.

Le Commentateur

Pross wrote:

frenchfighter wrote:

Nice, got to see the video for that.

Also another race: Classica Sarda
1 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Katusha Team 4:50:26
2 Emanuele Sella (Ita) Androni Giocattoli 0:00:02
3 Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:00:05
4 Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre - ISD
5 Oscar Gatto (Ita) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
6 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Great Britain National Team 0:00:11
7 Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Pro Team Astana 0:00:12
8 Constantino Zaballa Gutierrez (Spa) Miche - Guerciotti 0:00:16
9 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:00:30
10 Elia Favilli (Ita) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli 0:00:39
11 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - ISD

Sella has been doing well this week, aggressive too, but then he has something he wants to show/prove.

What sort of route does that race have? With Nibs and Cunego up near the front I assume it was pretty hilly in which case a decent result for Geraint especially if he has been preparing for the track.

I think it was a south-to-north 200km through the island. Quite lumpy in the second half of the race and Brutt would have been familiar with that terrain from one of the Giro d'Italia stages there in 2007 when he was in a long beak.

rick_chasey

Le Commentateur wrote:

I think it was a south-to-north 200km through the island. Quite lumpy in the second half of the race and Brutt would have been familiar with that terrain from one of the Giro d'Italia stages there in 2007 when he was in a long beak.

If you're correct that's excellent knowledge.

frenchfighter

Great ride by Sella in Sarda. A shame he just got nabbed in the last 500m.

Btw, see that Geraint was on the back the entire time until the last 1km.

http://www.youtube.com/user/worldcyclin ... DQ9DdTGA9U